Austin Archie Howard, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Forest, MS
Austin Archie Howard, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Forest, Mississippi, and NPI 1891896510, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 08749, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Austin Archie Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 08749 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical LN, Forest, MS 39074
- Phone
- (601) 469-4861
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 469-1238
- Medicaid ID
- 0116046 MS
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Medical LN
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Verify Austin Archie Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 08749Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
907 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
- Metformin Hcl31 claims
- Potassium Chloride30 claims
- Donepezil Hcl27 claims
- Memantine Hcl27 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Austin Archie Howard among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
Austin Archie Howard, M.D. is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Forest
They are 7 of the 104 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rita Beasley, ARNPForest, MS 390741629178769
- Bernard Harrell, D.O.Forest, MS 390741871575852
- John Lee, M.D.Forest, MS 390741992806699
- William Lewis, M.D.Forest, MS 390741346341054
- Van-Vi Richardson, MDForest, MS 390741922663384
- Marion Sorrels, D.O.Forest, MS 390741710922638
- Roderick Shields, MDFlorence, MS 390731760436570
- Sonya Whatley, NPFlorence, MS 390731841756731
Common questions
What is Austin Archie Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Austin Archie Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891896510, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Austin Archie Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical LN, Forest, MS, 39074. Phone: (601) 469-4861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Austin Archie Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 08749, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Austin Archie Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Austin Archie Howard, M.D. had 907 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.